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Monday, November 17th, 2008 10:46 am (UTC)
(Don't people sub to whole threads? I use subthread notification very sparingly. Ah well, I figure if he's keen on the conversation, he'll come back.)

I've seen the occasional parent report a Baha'i class at their school (again, it wouldn't be my choice - they might give good PR, but their beliefs are sexually repressive, anti-gay (believing as they do in faith-based "cures" of this "abnormality"), and not in favour of repro rights). Anglican, Uniting Church, Catholic seem the commonest faiths taught. I've heard of JW classes, and the occasional Islam one. Never heard of a UU course in Australia.

The general teaching _about_ Christianity falls under GRE, General Religious Education. Obviously, I have no problem with that, and we're teaching it at home same as we do every other cultural feature.

I've also had local Church advertising sent home in the schoolbag from time to time, in State kindergarten, which either means that our teachers are spending time distributing it, or some random outside person is being given access to the kids' belongings on-site during class time.

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